Chairman of IntoWork Australia, the Hon. Alan Brown, has been honoured with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) as part of the Queen’s Birthday honours list released today.
Mr Brown has served the community for more than 50 years, helping to establish and support a number of local community foundations and small businesses in addition to his roles in various levels of government.
Mr Brown has a particular passion for creating lifelong pathways for young people through apprenticeships and traineeships and has served as Chairman to Inner Northern Group Training Ltd, trading as IntoWork Australia, since 2001.
During his tenure with IntoWork, the organisation has expanded considerably to become Australia’s largest employer of apprentices and trainees.
IntoWork currently employs well over 1,500 apprentices and trainees, trains over 50,000 people annually and each month places around 600 employees in temporary employment positions.
Alan was also central in establishing the Inner North Community Foundation which has distributed $2.6 million in grants to community organisations within the municipalities of Darebin, Moreland, and Yarra.
Grants from the foundation have been awarded across 30 different suburbs to 130 community organisations, running innovative and creative programs that unlock the potential of local people.
IntoWork Australia Group CEO, Poul Bottern, said "As our long-standing Board Chairman, Alan Brown has provided exceptional leadership, bringing together 11 companies to form a national workforce solutions organisation serving thousands of businesses and tens of thousands of individuals across our nation. This Member of the Order of Australia is a fitting recognition of the significant contribution Alan has brought to the Australian community".
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